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Company of the Day – LURE Outdoor

Company: LURE Outdoor Headquarters: 811 Lexington Avenue, New York NY 10065 Market: Greater New York City Founded in 2013, LURE outdoor serves the greater New York City with a simple concept, “to place your ads where people will see them.”  The do this by providing two products: Street Sheets A […]

BPS Outdoor Advertising Sells Assets

Marty Williamson represented BPS Outdoor has they closed on their sale over 600 faces in Georgia and Florida.  Insider visited with Marty on the transaction. Can you tell us about the ownership group for BPS Outdoor? BPS Outdoor Advertising was started in 1987 by Paul Fulwood III, who owned a […]

PJ Solomon bullish on out of home

PJ Solomon issued its 2020 advertising trends reports yesterday.  Here’s a page from the report summarizing 2020 forecasts for out of home.  Industry revenues will be down 15-20% in 2020.  OUTFRONT and Clear Channel Outdoor will be hit harder than Lamar because they have more concentration in international, urban, transit […]

Does insurance cover out of home workers who home office?

On the last Billboard Insider podcast Formetco’s Jim Poage said out of home companies should review their insurance policies to see if they cover workers who home office due to covid.  Insider asked two out of home insurers for their opinion and here’s what they said. Brian Cone, The Cone […]

Broadsign Selected to Power Media One’s Italian Network

MONTREAL, Canada and ROME, Italy— August 5, 2020 — Broadsign, the leading out-of-home (OOH) platform, has been selected by Media One, a leader in Italian out-of-home advertising, to drive business enhancements and power a digital transformation of their key commercial signage assets. Media One’s network reaches millions of people every […]

Company of the Day: Logan Communications

Company: Logan Communications Market:  Massachusetts Headquarters: 129 Border Street, East Boston, MA  02128 Phone: 617-569-8720 Email: info@logancommunications.com Logan Outdoor is a family owned business which was founded in 1980 and operates a billboard plant in the Boston area including a portfolio of prominent displays near Logan Airport.  Insider talked with Alyson Goldberg, a partner in […]

Testimonials for John Savey

The entire OOH industry was deeply impacted by the news of John Savey’s tragic passing.  Insider wanted to pass along a few of the many comments we received from those who knew John or were impacted by this tragedy. “Both of us worked for Whiteco back in the 80’s, but […]

Jean-Francois Decaux: The audience recovery is uncertain.

Jean-Francois Decaux’s comments on last seek’s JCDecaux earnings call highlighted the uncertainty as to how fast transit and airport advertising markets will recover from covid.  Here are two slides which illustrate the company’s predicament together with Jean-Francois Decaux’s comments. Many JCDecaux’s transit markets haven’t recovered. As of last week, you […]

Lights Camera, Camel City and Lind SignSpring…It’s Show Time.

  Yesterday Lind Media’s John Siegenthaler told us about how Lind Media turned the side of a building into a giant screen.  Camel City Posters Liv Brown give her side of the story. By Liv Brown, Camel City Posters With movie theaters remaining closed due to COVID-19, communities are getting […]

Nielsen Finds DOOH Drives Activations

By Stephen Freitas, OAAA Chief Marketing Officer OAAA’s latest Nielsen studies find digital OOH produces high levels of engagement, consumer awareness and prompts consumer action. In fact, the research found consumers who notice directions from a DOOH are highly likely to visit a business and over 80% will make a […]